everything vs swiftlens

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	swiftlens by swiftlens
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 124
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Score	77	44
Official	✓	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	10 mo ago

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

swiftlens · Summary

SwiftLens MCP server enables AI models to understand Swift codebases with compiler-grade accuracy via SourceKit-LSP integration.

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

swiftlens · Use cases

AI-assisted code refactoring and modernization of Swift applications
Deep code analysis and documentation generation for Swift projects
Cross-referencing and impact analysis during code changes

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

swiftlens · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

macOS (required for SourceKit-LSP)
Python 3.10+
Xcode (full installation from App Store)

Quick Start

Configure for Claude Code / Gemini CLI

Add to your JSON configuration file mcpServers section:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swiftlens": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["swiftlens"]
    }
  }
}

Build SourceKit LSP Index

SwiftLens requires an index store for cross-file analysis. Build it with:

# Navigate to your Swift project
cd /path/to/your/swift/project

# Build with index store
swift build -Xswiftc -index-store-path -Xswiftc .build/index/store

**Important**: Rebuild the index when you add new Swift files, change public interfaces, or notice missing symbol references.

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